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Increasingly, leading legal scholars and others who study the Constitution have concluded that the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First Amendment and its proper role in campaign finance cases is simply wrong.

In light of recent criminal charges against another prominent political leader, New Yorkers need assurances that their elected leaders are appropriately and comprehensively responding to the ongoing ethics scandals in Albany.

In a letter to the New York Board of Elections, the Brennan Center for Justice and the law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP called for the closure of a loophole that allows corporations and individuals to bypass campaign limits and donate millions of dollars in state elections.